All of AP World History: Modern

Champa Rice 🔥🔥🔥

A type of rice that is super good because it grows easily in places rice usually doesn’t grow and leads to food surpluses

Song Dynasty

One of the 3 Dynasties in China from 1200-1400. Under their rule China saw a lot of growth and prosperity

Meritocracy

A social system or organization in which individuals are rewarded for and govern due to their abilities, talents, and achievements

Confucianism

A Chinese philosophy that emphasizes knowing one’s role in the world and place in society

Grand Canal

A big canal in China in the 1200-1400. Helped China be a trading powerhouse

Filial Piety

Respect for one’s elders

Abbasid Caliphate

Dynasty that ruled the Islamic world during the period 1200-1400. The Caliphate’s capital was Baghdad

House of Wisdom

The center for learning and education that facilitated the spread of ideas

People of the book

Christianity, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism were all tolerated because they were monotheistic religions. This tolerance allowed the islamic world to become a hub of learning

Egyptian Mamluks

The Turkic people who put pressure on the empire from the west

Seljuk Turks

The Turkic people who put pressure on the empire from the east

The Mongols

People who conquered a whole bunch. They led to the fall of Baghdad

Rajput Kingdoms

Hindu Kingdoms led by rival clans that fought amounts one another

Delhi Sultanate

Muslim Kingdom in Northern south asia

Caste System

Strict social hierarchy tied to the Hindu idea of reincarnation. This helped reinforce power in the otherwise decentralized south Asian political landscape

The Bhakti Movement

A spiritual movement in Hinduism focused on personal attachment to a particular deity. It was appealing to low caste folks and women.

Sufis

Muslims who combined Islam with local religious traditions, something that appealed heavily to converts.

Srivijaya Empire

A Buddhist kingdom in modern day indonesia that charged fees to ships that passed through pre 1200

Majaphit Kingdom

A Hindu kingdom in modern Indonesia that charged fees to ships that passed through during 1200-1400

Sinhala Dynasties

Buddhist Monks that lived in Sri Lanka 1200-1400

Khmer Empire/Angkor Kingdom

Kingdom in modern day cambodia that had the architecture (Angkor Wat)

Mississippian Civilization

1200-1400 north America. Each town was ruled by a chief called the Great Sun and inheretence was matrilineal

Mayan Civilization

City-States structure each with their own king. The city-states often fought over gaining tribute. Innovations in astronomy and the number 0, declining 1200-1400

Aztec Empire

1200-1400. The Aztec government whose capital was Tenochtitlán (Mexico City) was a theocracy and ruled over a vast empire and expanded to gain tribute.

Chinampas

floating gardens to grow crops in lake Texcoco used by the Aztecs

Incan Empire

1200-1400 Andes Mountains. They worshipped the sun god Inti and their religion also included animism

Mit’a System

Incan system of using mandatory labor instead of traditional tribute. This allowed Incan infastructure to be top tier

Human Sacrifieces

All 3 main mesoamerican civilizations practised human sacrificing, but the extent was likely greatly exagerated by the Spanish

Kin-based Networks

Societies were people all had kinship ties that were typically led by the head male of the family